Researchers at Aarhus University have built a microscopic needle from DNA that can punch through a cell’s outer membrane and ...

A new study turns long-held conventional wisdom about a certain type of polymer on its head, greatly expanding understanding of how some of biochemistry's fundamental forces work. The study opens the ...

Biochemistry and cell biology together address how molecules assemble into living cells, how cells sustain life through chemical reactions and how they organise into tissues and organs. Biochemistry ...

A Franco-British team of scientists has explored two human proteins recently identified as immune enzymes. Structural studies ...

Typically, the students who enroll in Karla Neugebauer’s undergraduate classes are interested in examining life at the molecular level. But during a recent seminar discussion, Neugebauer, a professor ...

Among animals, microscopic tardigrades stand alone in their ability to withstand truly extreme temperatures, as well as other stresses, such as dessication. To survive some of these scenarios, ...